The Vampire Prince

The Vampire Prince
Darren Shan

Darren Shan, the vampire’s assistant, must clear his name and avenge the death of Gavner Purl. Can a half-vampire outwit a Vampire Prince?Betrayed by Kurda and reeling from the brutal slaying of Gavner, the vampire’s assistant, Darren Shan, finds himself branded a traitor and hunted by the vampire clan.Will Darren’s failure to complete the Trials mean banishment for Mr Crepsley and execution for himself? Or can Darren return to the home of the damned and exact revenge?But Darren comes to realise that there is more than revenge at stake – the vampire clan must combat the rise of the Vampaneze Lord, or see his ascension mark the end of thousands of years of vampire rule…

The VAMPIRE PRINCE

THE SAGA OF DARREN SHAN

BOOK 6

THE VAMPIRE PRINCE

THE SAGA OF DARREN SHAN

BOOK 6

If your trip to Vampire Mountain leaves you

bloodthirsty for more, visit Shanville

– home to Darren Shan –

at www.darrenshan.com

For:

Martha & Bill – who fed a hungry half-vampire

OBEs (Order of the Bloody Entrails) to:

Katherine “kill-crazy” Tyacke

Stella “stabber” Paskins

Editors extraordinaire:

Gillie Russell & Zoë Clarke

Agent provocateur:

Christopher Little

Contents

Prologue

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Other Books in the Series The Saga of Darren Shan

Copyright

About the Publisher

PROLOGUE

BE CAREFUL who you trust. Even a supposedly close friend might be capable of betraying you. I found that out the hard way.